Patapata Hikousen no Bouken


Secret of Cerulean Sand

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Alternative Titles

Japanese: パタパタ飛行船の冒険
English: Secret of Cerulean Sand
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Information

Type: TV
Episodes: 26
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jan 5, 2002 to Jun 29, 2002
Premiered: Winter 2002
Broadcast: Unknown
Producers: TMS Entertainment
Licensors: None found, add some
Source: Novel
Genres: AdventureAdventure, Sci-FiSci-Fi
Duration: 24 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 7.531 (scored by 28242,824 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #18132
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Popularity: #6886
Members: 9,150
Favorites: 85

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Synopsis

Jane's mother dies when she is born, and her father, a rich English aristocrat, soon remarries to a woman with a son, William, who despises his new father and brother. George and Jane grow up with a dream to make a flying machine. George believes the distant Asian sands hold a secret: a mysterious cerulean sand which can make machines fly. He goes on an expedition to find it, and soon is reported executed for treason. William disappears too. After she recieves an unsigned letter holding a handful of pale-blue sand which floats in the air, Jane is sure her brother is alive and leaves to the East to find him and prove him innocent. There are many mysteries to unravel in store for Jane and her new friends on her journey. But perhaps a mystery should forever remain a mystery...

(Source: ANN)

Characters & Voice Actors


Staff

Yano, Yuuichirou
Director, Storyboard
Aoyama, Hiroyuki
Episode Director, Storyboard
Yamada, Yuka
Script
Tomonaga, Kazuhide
Storyboard, Mechanical Design, Setting


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"Naked Story" by Garnet Crow
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Ending Theme

1: "What Can I Do" by Michael Africk with Mai-K (eps 1-13)
2: "This is your life" by Aiko Ohno (eps 14-26)




Reviews

Dec 13, 2013
First of all, I would like to say that this is my first review. I may not answer all of your questions, but I will try.

I found Patapata Hikousen no Bouken to be a very enjoyable anime. The characters swept me off my feet right from the start, and the story was just as good. This would be a good show to watch with the family; adults can find several hints at the ending that would be missed by children, and there is little swearing, and no nudity.

Story: 9/10
The plot had many twists and turns that made each episode interesting in its ...
Apr 15, 2021
At its baseline, Patapata Hikousen no Bouken (Secret of the Cerulean Sand) is a solid action adventure. In terms of spirit it is in the same vein as the Ghibli movies, Beast Player Erin, and Serei no Moribito in that the protagonists are defined primarily by authenticity and purity of heart and the atmosphere feels wholesome. In terms of plot structure it is similar to Nadia: Secret of the Blue Water and Future Boy Conan in that you have children going on adventures around the world in which conflicts are not created from their combat ability but various nonviolent set pieces (until the later half). ...
May 24, 2024
Mixed Feelings
I had the pleasure of watching Nadia and the Secret of Blue Water a couple of years back. I'm not making a comparison between the two simply because they have "Blue" and "Cerulean" in the title, but more because the series have decently similar premises. Both are adventure stories helmed by a young girl that involve a mix of sci-fi and fantasy elements. They take place in very different worlds, with this story taking place in our world and Nadia taking place in a very distinct one, and a lot of the direction and characters in the story are distinct.

But that's part of the ...

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